Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38681, Richard Eppes, Va.

SERVICE
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Va.
Eppes, Richard
S 38681
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8,431
West Tennessee 4
Richard Opper
of Dickson County in the state of Tennessee who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Davis of the Virginia line, for the term of 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of March 1819 and sent to P. W. Humphreys Esq. Judge Clarksville Tennessee.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 77. 93 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 th Sept r 1819 " 48 —
$ 125. 93
93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued

Notification sent to Field Harris Esq Clerk 3 Nov 1820 Charlotte Tennessee

State of Tennessee } Montgomery County So. } May 13 th 1818.
This Day before me Parry W Dump- hays one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts in & for the State of Tennessee came Richard Eppes. a citizen residing in the County of Decatur Son of State aforesaid Who being first Duly Sworn to declare the truth the whole truth & Nothing but the truth on the subject of his Application for a pension under the late act of Congress. Declares & says - That he served in the Army of the United States for a term of more than nine months on Continental establishment in the time of the revolutionary war - He was enrolled for the term of three years by Capt. Peter Jones who commanded a company in the 14 th Regiment in the Virginia line commanded by Col. Davis - but the Regiment at the time he joined it was commanded by Lieutenant Col. Davies Buford. Afterwards sometime in the year 1779 as well as he remembers the regiments were reorganized & the 14 th 6 th & 13 th Regiments were united and he was under the command of Col. Barr With whom he continued some time & was

Attached to the 1 st Virginia State Regiment commanded by Col l George Gibson under whose command he continued until some time in the month of August 1780 when he was discharged his original en- rolment was in the year 1777- during agree- ment part of the time that he was enlisted he acted in the capacity of ordinary sergeant. I was so at the time of his discharge he was in service at the battle of Mon- mouth & at the storming of Stony Point his discharge was filed in the auditor's office in Virginia to enable him to draw some arrears of pay which was due to him & he took a copy of it & deposited it with the Register of the land office for the purpose of procuring a warrant for 2000 a c of land to which he was entitled for his military service. The original & copy are he supposed both in these offices- he procured a land warrant but it became necessary that the warrant should be returned to the land office in order to its being invoked- & was never afterwards obtained by him nor has he acquired a title to any land nor is it probable he ever will for at the time

then transferred the Warrant or many others May Dividial him self of his title to it yet he is informed that the warrant has been taken possession of by another person who has procured a title to the land to himself. - He further says that he is at present poor has no land; but little person al property. - He has no means of subsistence but by his manual labour, which he is dis- qualified to perform by reason of his age & infirmities being upwards of sixty years of age He believes his situation, requires the assistance of his country for support as if he wishes a pen- sion if his case is such as to entitle him to it under the law of the United States pension at last session of Congress allowing pensions to certain persons of the Revolution any one. He says he has no evidence to offer in proof of his having served in the U. States army other than his own statement except a certificate of Charles  William Bla- ckmore Register of the Land office at the State of Virginia a copy of which he wishes forwarded to the War Office The original he wishes to retain

With a view of attempting to procure his military land - Richard Eppes
Sworn to & subscribed
before me May 13 th 1818
P. W. Humphrys
State of Tennessee 50 th
I Parry W Humphrys Judge as aforesaid being satisfied that Richard Eppes whose Signature is attached to the foregoing Affidavit did serve in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy as he has stated in the foregoing affidavit do hereby certify the said affidavit & the copy of the Certificate of Charles Blagrove Register of the Land Office at the State of Virginia being all the testimony offered to me in support of the claim of said Eppes to a pension
May 13 th 1818
To the Hon ble
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of the War Department
Parry W. Humphrys

Richard Eppes
WV
White
Field Farrar Esqr. Charlotte N. J.

Dickson County State of Tennessee July 3 rd 1820 A Schedule of the Property of Richard Epps a petitioner
1. Negro woman 55 years Old 1. Do. Girl 11 years - Do. 2. Horses. 4. heads of Cattle 20. Head of Hogs
I am justly indebted the sum of one hundred & ten Dollars
I Richard Epps do solemnly swear that I was a Citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act providing for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than is contained in this schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed.
Richard Epps

sion on file in this Bureau.
Richard Eppes
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 to Aug. 1780 Ordly Sgt. Peter Jones Davies Va.   Ball "   Geo Gibson "            
Battles engaged in, Monmouth, Stony Point
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, May 12, 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Dickson Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, ✓
Remarks: In the above, claim is filed a copy of a report from the Land Office
of the State of Va., dated Oct. 8, 1811, which states that it appears from the books in that Office that a warrant for 200 Acres of land No 1860 assigned to Richard Eppes Oct 14 1783 but that it does not appear that a grant for said land was issued by virtue of a survey made under said warrant. Very respectfully, For further inf. in regard to same you should address the Secretary of the State of Va.
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To not use this when only history of service is called for
Commissioner.

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May 7, 1924
Bob Miller 8 Wayne St., Harriman, Tenn.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 38681 it appears that Richard Eppes enlisted in 1777, the place not stated, and served as Orderly Sergeant in Captain Peter Jones' Company, Colonels Davies, Ball and George Gibson's Virginia Regiments; was in  was in the battles of Monmouth and Stony Point and was discharged in August 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 13, 1818 while a resident of Dickson County, Tennessee, aged "upwards of sixty years".
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

April 4, 1924.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Revolutionary War Section;
Dear Sir:- Will you please send me the records your office contains including all family data, of the following Rev. War pensioners?
Richard Eppes, Dickson Co. Tenn., of the Va. Cont. Line, began 5/13/1818, age 62, dropped by Act 5/1/1820.
James Blackburn, private Va. Cont. Line, Pulaski Corps, placed on roll 1/13/1819, commenced 4/1818, age 74, dropped by Act 5/1/1820. ?
Yours very truly,
Bob Miller
Bob Miller, 3 Wayne Street, Harriman, Tenn.

887 Washington Ave.
Memphis, Tenn.,
June 4, 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me the Revolutionary War record of Richard Henry Eppes and Francis Eppes. They were born in Chesterfield County, Virginia—but I have no record of the dates. There were many persons of that name (Eppes) in Virginia at that time.
The persons to whom I refer were the sons of Richard Eppes

of Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Richard Eppes was born in that county but when and where he died I do not know, nor do I know the name of his wife. (if he was married)
Francis Eppes was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia (date unknown) He died in Chesterfield County in 1808. His wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Wayles. Please furnish me with the data requested as early as possible.
George Dickinson Riley.

The Savoy, 14 th St., Washington, D. C. April 25 th 1907.
Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Will you please give me all the information you can in regard to a land grant given in lieu of a pension to one Richard Epps, Dinwiddie County, Va., for service during the Revolutionary War?
The following is a copy of a communication which I received from the War Department and which will be helpful to you in finding about the Land Grant:
"It is shown by the official records that one Richard Epps was enlisted September 6, 1777, as a sergeant in Captain Peter Jones's Company, also known as Captain John Winston's Company, 14 th Virginia Regiment, Revolutionary War. The designation of the regiment was changed about December 1778, to the 10 th Virginia Regiment, and the regiment was commanded successively by Colonel Charles Lewis and Colonel William Davies. About May 1779, the 1 st and 10 th Virginia Regiments were incorporated and designated the 1 st and 10 th Virginia Regiment until about November 1779.
Richard Epps is reported on a roll of his company for November, 1779, the last company roll on which his name is borne, as "with artificers". The date of his separation from the service is not shown by the records on file in this office."
The land in question was never claimed by the said Epps. The papers showing that he was entitled to it was handed down in the family and finally lost. I understand the land was located in or near Chillicothe, O.
It will be appreciated if you will give all the information possible as to where the land is and who the witness were, etc. Suppose it is too late to establish any legal claim to the land at this late day but wanted the information as a matter of family history.
Respectfully,
Mrs D. A. Gater.

38681
INVALID.
Recy
File No. 38,681
Richard Effies Seiz His 1860
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 160
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1907 May 14. Hist. to Mrs D.A. Gates. aw 1913 June 12. Hist. to Geo. D. Riley F 1924-May 7- Hist. to Bob Miller

One Case
Parry W. Humphreys Judge
Clarksville Tennessee
Recd. June 24 1818
CLARKSVILLE TENN
Should be admitted on account of his marginal circum- stances to which the Judge will atten- d to himself or the credibility of those deposing thereto  John W. Humphreys Parry W. Humphreys John W. Humphreys

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It appears from the Books in this office that a warrant for 200 acres of land in 1860 issued to Richard Eppes the 14 th of October 1783 for his services for three years as a Sergeant in the Virginia Continental line On examination it does not appear that a grant for said land has issued by virtue of a survey made under said Warrant to the said Richard Eppes Tho' it is possible that if the same has been com- ed into grant at all, the necessary papers may have been removed to the office of the War Dep- artment.
Chas Blagrove
Land Office State of Va 8 th Oct r 1811
The foregoing is a true copy of the original paper which is referred to in the Affidavit & Declaration of Rich d Eppes which this accom- panies.
A. W. Humphreys
State of Tennessee } Feby 9 th 1819- Montgomery County Set }
This day came George H. Moon before me Barry W. Humphreys one of the Judges of the Circuit Court in & for the State aforesaid who being of lawful age &

first duly & legally sworn Deposes & says that he is a man well known to Richard Epps the within mentioned applicant for pension that said Epps. is in poor & enjoys bad health & is in many great circumstances in life Geo. H. Moore.
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & date last above written Parry M Humphrys-
I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Richard Epps above mention- ed & the said George H. Moore are persons of creditability & that I do not doubt the correctness or truth of their statements here- in before made & that said Epps is in such reduced circumstances as to require assistance from his country for support. Feb 4 th 1819
Parry M Humphrys-Judge
State of Tennessee to John E. Clarke Clerk of the Circuit Dickson County Court of said County. Certify that Parry M. Humphrys is Judge of the Circuit Court of this District. Being the fifth Judicial District of the State of Tennessee.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my private seal of office there being no seal of office at witness John L. McRae clerk of our said circuit February 10th 1868
John L. McRae clerk of the circuit court of Dickson county of the the fifth Judicial District